Sh. Justin Parrott teaches courses in Islamic Creed at Mishkah University. Sh. Justin has BAs in Physics and English from Otterbein University, an MLIS from Kent State University, and an MRes in Islamic Studies from the University of Wales. He is currently the Associate Academic Librarian for the Humanities, Middle East Studies, and Collections Management at New York University in Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), as well as a Research Fellow for Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research.
Sh. Justin embraced Islam in 2004 at the age of 20. He studied Islam from a traditional perspective with local scholars and Imams. He served as a volunteer Imam for the Islamic Society of Greater Columbus until 2013. He is currently the faculty advisor and volunteer Imam for the Muslim Students Association at NYUAD.